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Tuesday 3 October 2017 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Breast cancer remains the number one cancer affecting women in Tonga with 12 cases so far from January-July this year, said Dr ‘Ana ‘Akau’ola today at the launch of the Pink October breast cancer awareness campaign. Only two of those cases were detected early through mammogram. "It's only when your cancer is detected early, that we can help you beat this killer disease”
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Monday 2 October 2017 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s public debt at the end of the current 2017 fiscal year is estimated to be equivalent to half of our Gross Domestic Product GDP (about TOP$444.7m), according to an updated version of the Asian Development Outlook ADO 2017, published by the Asian Development Bank at the end of September. Premium content -
Monday 2 October 2017 11:09pm
Wollongong, Australia : A Tongan man in Australia, Tevi Koloamatangi (47), has been found guilty of murder in relation to the shooting of a man outside a nightclub in the city of Wollongong in 2007. A Serbian man, Zlatan Popovic (45), was also found guilty of hiring Tevi as a hitman to conduct the shooting. The pair are expected to be sentenced sometime in October. Premium content -
Monday 2 October 2017 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 60-year-old male tourist from Poland who was swept out at sea while out swimming at the White Sands Beach Resort in Fo’ui yesterday, was rescued by a local fishing boat in the area. Premium content -
Monday 2 October 2017 11:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old man who was found floating at sea near ‘Atata Island in Tongatapu was declared dead on arrival at Vaiola Hospital, on Saturday September 30. Premium content -
Saturday 30 September 2017 12:42am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan artist, Visesio Siasau, launched his art exhibition today at the Tongan Cultural Centre, with the assistance of New Zealand artist, Serene Tay. The exhibition will run between 29 September to 2 October 2017. Premium content -
Saturday 30 September 2017 12:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Langafonua ‘a e Masiva Party was launched on Friday, September 29 with six candidates, who are running for the November 16 General Election. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2017 5:30pm
Sydney, Australia : Australian Rugby League player, Simaima Taufa (of Tongan descent), has won the prestigious 'Dally M Female Player of the Year' award. The 23-year-old picked up her award at an annual event that honours the best Rugby League players in Australia.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2017 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-day refresher course for seafarers for safety on ships started this week held by the Tonga Maritime Polytechnic Institute (TMPI) at its waterfront facility in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 29 September 2017 1:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 86 candidates, including more than 10 women, have registered to contest for the 17 People's Representative seats in parliament, in Tonga's upcoming General Election on November 16.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Development Bank donated $3,000 pa’anga to the Alonga and Petesaita Adult Disabled Centre, to mark the bank's 40th anniversary. Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Japanese ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Yukio Numata farewelled Tonga in style by performing a "Tongan/Japanese" tau’olunga, during a farewell reception at their residence at ‘Anana, on September 27. Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) officially launched the “OFC Education Centre” at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Veitongo on Saturday 23 September. The education centre is being piloted in Tonga and the Cook Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 20 kava plants worth more than $4,000 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation at Longmapu in Vava’u between September 13-15. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 39 candidates have registered on the first day of registration to contest Tongatapu's 10 constituencies in the November 16 General Election, while more are expected to register tomorrow, the final day of nominations. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 8:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Free Wesleyan Church FWC schools in Tongatapu except Queen Salote College and Tupou College held a combined Bazaar Day on Wednesday, September 27 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chalice and altar wine were among other holy communion supplies that were stolen from the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua in Nuku’alofa, on September 22. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 6:47pm
Benidorm, Spain : An Australia boxer of Tongan heritage, Justis Huni, has recently won gold at two major world amateur boxing tournaments held in Turkey and Spain. The 18-year-old dominated the super heavyweight divisions (+91kg) of the competitions held this month. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty teachers and trainers working in vocational education in Tonga are undergoing an Australian recognized Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, launched on September 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:50pm
South Dakota, USA : An online course to learn the Tongan language, has been developed by Joshua Tanner, a former LDS missionary to Tonga. The course is for anyone interested in learning the language, especially Tongans living overseas who don't speak the language, and he's made it available for a token enrolment fee that never expires. Premium content
